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Tarun Shukla 12:41 AM | December 05,2011
Regulator’s report finds carrier in violation of norms such as pilots’ rest periods, record keeping, training
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Tarun Shukla & Archana Thiyagarajan 01:15 AM | July 20,2011
As Indian carriers look to expand their fleet, they are faced with the twin challenges of training, retaining staff
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Tarun Shukla 01:15 AM | July 15,2011
Attracted by the promise of big pay cheques, youngsters are thronging to aviation flying schools. But while some are genuine, many produce pilots of questionable quality
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Tarun Shukla 01:15 AM | July 14,2011
A maintenance engineer’s job is a critical one, ensuring the airworthiness and safety of a plane. AME graduates need to clear an examination conducted by DGCA to qualify as engineers
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Tarun Shukla 01:15 AM | July 12,2011
Expatriate pilots aren’t given Indian licences; their foreign licences are supposed to be validated by their employers so they can fly in India
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12:54 AM | July 12,2011
Capa estimates that India will need 90,000 pilots, engineers and cabin crew this decade
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03:32 PM | June 17,2011
Mint reporter Tarun Shukla’s investigative series on flight safety has won the gold for investigative reporting at the Sopa Awards 2011.
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Tarun Shukla 09:33 PM | August 11,2010
As demand rises, cases surface of fake licences and pilots being hired despite their trainers finding them unfit to fly
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Tarun Shukla 09:56 PM | August 10,2010
Severely short-staffed DGCA leaves several airports unlicensed, leaving them to adhere to norms by themselves
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Tarun Shukla 01:25 AM | August 10,2010
The first air crash in India in close to a decade revealed glaring flaws in the safety regime
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Tarun Shukla 09:10 PM | February 14,2010
A crackdown by the regulator found over 4,000 “deficiencies” in 2009--from pilots flying without corrective glasses to airlines and charters operating with no flight safety departments. The third and final part of a Mint series on air safety
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Tarun Shukla 10:14 PM | February 11,2010
Records show that the regulator has carried out only 36 safety audits on the 122 non-scheduled and commercial airline operators in the past five years
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Tarun Shukla 01:15 AM | February 11,2010
India hasn’t had a major accident involving a commercial airliner in almost a decade, during which the aviation market has expanded dramatically. Mint examines issues related to air safety in a three-part series beginning today
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